A Design for Illuminations to Celebrate the Birthday of King George III
1763
Artist, British, 1728 - 1792
Artwork overview
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Medium
watercolor over graphite heightened with white on laid paper
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Credit Line
Anonymous Gift in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
overall: 42.3 x 57.5 cm (16 5/8 x 22 5/8 in.)
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Accession
1990.100.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Acquired 1936 by J. Leslie Wright [1862-1954]; by descent to Mrs. Cecil Keith; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 27 April 1988, no. 416); John Davidson. Anonymous gift 1991 to NGA.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1991
Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: p.102.
Inscriptions
by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: Rejoicing for the King's Birthday, 1762 / Drawing by Clariceau
Wikidata ID
Q64628791